Draft:Alise Trautmane-Uzuner/sandbox

= Alise Trautmane-Uzuner = Alise Trautmane-Uzuner (born October 13, 1980, in Riga, Latvia) is a Latvian entrepreneur and the Founder and CEO of DOORS NYC. She holds an LLM and a Master's degree in Law and Economics from the Universities of Vienna, Bologna, and Hamburg, in addition to an AAS in Fashion Marketing from Parsons New School in New York.

Early Life and Education
Trautmane-Uzuner was born in Riga, Latvia. She pursued her academic interests, obtaining an LLM and a Master's degree in Law and Economics from prestigious European universities. Her educational journey also includes an AAS in Fashion Marketing from Parsons New School in New York.

Career
With a solid educational background, Alise Trautmane-Uzuner has cultivated over a decade of professional experience in marketing, public relations, and sales. Her career in retail management spans across prominent cities such as New York, London, and Riga. Currently, she divides her time between Paris and New York, focusing on nurturing independent fashion designers and niche brands in the U.S. market through her role as the Founder and CEO of DOORS NYC.

Through DOORS NYC, Trautmane-Uzuner has collaborated with over 2,000 fashion brands, providing mentoring, consulting, and retail and PR services to empower independent fashion talent in the USA.

Teaching Career
In addition to her role at DOORS NYC, Trautmane-Uzuner shares her expertise by teaching Fashion Public Relations at Parsons. Her teaching responsibilities cover both asynchronous and synchronous formats, contributing to the education of aspiring professionals in the fashion industry.

Entrepreneurship and Recognition
Trautmane-Uzuner's entrepreneurial journey includes co-founding and managing DREEMS (Dreams on Air), a self-funded membership-based fashion platform, and founding NARCISS, a women's ready-to-wear label. Her notable achievements have earned her recognition, including being honored as 'Designer of the Year' by the Baltic Fashion Federation three times. She has been featured in over 300 top fashion publications and listed in Forbes' 'Top 25 Most Successful Female Entrepreneurs in Latvia.' Additionally, Trautmane-Uzuner was a finalist for the Innovation and Export Award by the Ministry of Economics of Latvia.